Greek Mythology As Depicted In Homer's Odyssey '

The war went on for years and all the men of the Golden Age were killed. Zeus saved all of his brothers and sisters from Kronos and he built Olympus, which was a palace of the gods. Zeus married Hera, his sister, and they had many children. Soon, the world was filled with many gods.

S: The speaker is Pericles. He is the head citizen of Athens, the ruler during the “Golden Age” of Athens. He is trying to send

In the Aftermath of the Peloponnesian war between Athens and Sparta, Pericles, Athens’ general and statesmen, delivered a powerfully comforting eulogy to the polis of Athens, assuring the people that their city state is in good hands, and easing the pain of all the families and relatives of the deceased. He uses several rhetorical devices throughout his speech to gain a positive emotional appeal by his audience and makes assertions in the attempt to enhance and transform the perception of him by the audience.

Pericles continues even further, explaining that this sacrifice was an example of Athenian greatness. His speech discusses further that Athenians would rather die resisting than to live submitting. They fled only from dishonour but never from their enemies intent on destroying them. Pericles words further praise there brave soldiers who perished in battle. Pericles goes on to say that Athenians vengeance upon their enemies was to be desired more than any personal blessings. He says that war with Athens’ enemies was to be the most glorious of hazards. They had accepted the honorable risk again and died a glorious death. He conveys again to the Athenians citizens that destroying their enemies was the highest honor an Athenians could hope to obtain. Pericles encourages the audience to live up to the standards set by their fallen Athenians. Pericles offered his comfort but didn’t express condolences to the families of the fallen who were present in the crowds.

Hey! You! Yeah, you. You should go on a kamikaze mission so you can join the armies of the dead! Hades is the god of the dead, and he is in charge of The Underworld. In addition he is the keeper of the paths by which the dead come to him. Hades (sometimes called Pluto) was the oldest of three brothers, who were Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus. In this paper we will be hitting on the origin of Hades, the division of power between the three brothers, and what people thought of Hades as a deity overall (GreekMythology.com).

They were three women: Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone. Alecto is often known as the goddess of war and death.

In Greek mythology Hades is the god of the Underworld. He is part of the first olympians. He was in his father Cronus stomach until Zeus tricked him and freed his brothers and sisters. Once they were free they needed to wage war on Cronus, but they needed the backing and support from some other creatures to help fight the war. So the went to Tartarus the Greek equivalent of hell. When they were the set the Cyclopes free, in return the Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades all got magical items. Hades got a magical helmet that made him turn invisible. This would help in the war with Cronus and the Titans. Cronus was finally defeated when Hades got the jump on Cronus with his magic helmet and poseidon pinned him down with his trident. The Zeus gave the final blow with his lightning bolt to end it. (Parada)

Phaeacia, where a princess discovers him. If it had not been for Athena saving him, he would

Many people believed that Hades was a bad person since he ruled the underworld, but actually way Hades the son of Cronus and Rhea, the god of the underworld, the riches god of all, and the husband of Persephone. Hades background, along with his strengths and weakness, along with the stories and enemies will affect the way people see and tell people who hades actually really is. First Main Topic Headline ( Hades background) Hades, also known as Pluto the son of Cronos and Rhea two Titans who once ruled the world. The two Titans had other children; Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Hera, and Zeus. Most people think Hades was the oldest child, but Hades was actually the twin to Demeter.

Down in the underworld a black crow flies to Hades. Hades hisses, “I oppose this plan.” Then, his son Malonus walks in. Hades commands his son, “Prove yourself by going to Skyros and stop this plan; this will cause the Persians to take Greece. Then we will take over Olympus when the Gods become weak.”

King of Ithaca, Odysseus, began this epic journey by partaking in the Trojan War. When the goddess Eris placed a golden apple with “to the fairest” inscribed on it, things spun out of control. The goddesses asked a young boy from Troy to judge their beauty. Each goddess promised Paris something if he voted for them. Aphrodite promised him that he would have the most beautiful woman in the world to be his wife. He awarded the apple to Aphrodite and she gave him Helen of Sparta. Helen although was to be married to Menelaus. Menelaus rallied all of the Greek Kings to bring Helen back.

Hades, meaning “the unseen”, was the god of the Underworld. He was the son of Cronus and Rhea and had three sisters, Hera, Demeter, and Hestia, along with two brothers, Zeus and Posedion. This was the family that made up the six original Olympian gods. The Titanomachy was a ten year divine war between Titans and the Olympians. This war was fought to determine which generation of gods would have rule over the universe. The war concluded with the victory of the Olympians, subsequently the three brothers cast lost for the kingdoms. Posiedon took over the seas, Zeus took over the sky, and Hades took over the infernal lands of the Underworld. The Underworld, the realm in which the souls of the dead come to rest, is described as a very daunting place. Many myths state that Hades was disappointed with his turnout but had no other choice than to become ruler of the land. Hades is depicted as a very stern and cold ruler, but he was more or less thought of as passive rather than evil. His primary focus was to ensure that no soul ever left the Underworld. Alongside him was his wife and queen, Persephone, who he acquired at the behest of Zeus by abducting her.

Pericles was known for being a powerful speaker and in the end, the Athenians took his advice and war soon followed. A year after war broke out, Pericles was once again invited to speak, this time at the customary public funeral for those who had fallen in combat. What follows is arguably the best eulogy in history. For the families of the fallen soldiers he states that they did not truly die, for “famous men have the whole earth as their memorial…not in any visible form but in people’s hearts, [where] their memory abides and grows.” Of Athens he says, “Future ages will wonder at us, as the present age wonders at us now.” Pericles is able to remain optimistic of Athens’ victory and

Alcaeus is very good at fighting and larger-than-life strong, similar to Odysseus in the “Odyssey”. He has a journey that he succeeds with and achieves his goal, because he is very talented and brave: he fights a monster, and gets the stone of immortality from Hades. Alcaeus has a flaw like every hero does: he makes impulsive decisions, does not listen to others’ advices and thinks that he is always right in everything. For example, when his friend Aiden warns Alcaeus not to touch the cursed fruit, Alcaeus doesn’t listen and regrets his rash decision later. The author of the poem demonstrates the ideal qualities of Ancient Greece through Alcaeus: strength, talent, bravery, courage and succeeding in battles and

On a beutiful morning in Greece Lochkevia near a small cottage home lived a handsome young man who's name was Iaeros. He had curly blond hair, turqoise eyes, specks on his face and wore a white toga that made out his toned chest and strong arms. Iaeros was lower class and not very Royal. Therefore he did not care about royalness, but for he did care about his erastis named Eudoxia, Eudoxia had brown wavy hair, green eyes, and wore a beutiful yellow toga that made her eyes stand out. Consequently she was the princess of Greece daughter of Aeoros the III and Alexanda the I, Eudoxia was dearly in love with Iaeros and deplored bieng Royal.